25 May 2022
House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee launches major new inquiry into water sector regulator Ofwat The Committee will consider Ofwat’s performance against its statutory objectives and whether it has the powers and resources needed to meet those objectives. It will also consider the regulator’s relationship with the Government and other regulators. The Committee is […]
25 May 2022
Published on 23rd May, the Water Industry Forum’s latest thought leadership paper, ‘Driving best value decision making within the water industry using a multi-capitals approach’, explains what is meant by a multi-capitals approach and the drivers and potential benefits of this approach. It also aims to demonstrate commitment across the industry, by both water companies […]
25 May 2022
Measuring the state of natural capital assets Corporate Natural Capital Accounting involves identifying, measuring, recording, summarising and reporting changes in the state of the natural environment and the associated value to business and wider society. A new working paper prepared by eftec and partners shows how this can be applied by organisations, transforming their reporting of […]
25 May 2022
The Environment Agency and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have worked together on the ‘Wild Wiske Revival: Clean and Green’ project over the last three years. New wetland habitat, reduced pollution and a restored river bank are just some of the enhancements made in a three-year £230,000 project to improve water quality in a North Yorkshire River. […]
18 May 2022
Demonstrating a welcome shift in attitude from the Government on water quality, Ministers have agreed with the majority of the recommendations in the Environmental Audit Committee report, Water quality in rivers. Read the Government Response Read the Report: Water Quality in Rivers Inquiry: Water Quality in Rivers Environmental Audit Committee The Government and the water […]
18 May 2022
From the Guardian A criminal investigation into water companies in England has uncovered suspected widespread illegal sewage discharges from treatment plants, the Environment Agency has revealed. The investigation into more than 2,200 water treatment plants run by all 10 water companies is examining whether the firms breached legal regulations about when and how frequently they are allowed to release […]
18 May 2022
From Defra In 2020, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency and Ofwat led a review of the water industry national environment programme (WINEP) ahead of the next price review (PR24). They wanted to ensure the next round of WINEP actions achieves greater environmental benefits for every pound invested by water companies […]
18 May 2022
Interesting report, covered in the Guardian At least 239 barriers, including dams and weirs, were removed across 17 countries in Europe in 2021, in a record-breaking year for dam removals across the continent. Spain led the way, with 108 structures taken out of the country’s rivers. “Our efforts to expand dam removals across Europe are […]
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